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Tennessee Vols Diver Overcomes Obstacles on the Platform

Life is about trying to get to the pinnacle of the platform. Along the way, there are many obstacles to face and overcome before somebody can reach that point.

As a student-athlete at the University of Tennessee, Mauricio Robles has quite literally reached that feat as a diver. Performing dives, and flips on a 10-meter platform (33 feet), Robles performs at the highest level.

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Sure, that’s the case for most divers, but not all have faced what this All-American diver has.

Robles grew up in Monterrey, Mexico where he first picked up the sport of diving.